$400M Gaffe Costs N.J. Education Chief's Job

8/27/2010 5:29PM

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie fired Education Commissioner Bret Schundler on Friday, in the wake of a mistake that may have cost the state $400 million in federal money. On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Education released a video that appeared to contradict claims that federal officials refused to allow New Jersey to fix a mistake on its application.

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